Podcasts about Gay Gaddis

Gay Gaddis is a Longhorn who received her Bachelors of Fine Arts in Commercial and Advertising Art in 1978 at the University of Texas at Austin. After graduating from UT, she founded the Think Tank, also known as T3, a digital marketing agency that she grew for 30 years, leading it to be the largest independent female-owned agency in the United States. Among her many titles and accomplishments, Gay is the author of Cowgirl Power, a book that aims to inspire women to be successful, a McCombs Hall of Fame honoree, a lecturer of the McCombs Women Who Mean Business program, and an artist. In this conversation, host Firdous Khezrian spoke with Gay about her upbringing and the inspiration she has called upon throughout her life to become the successful woman she is today.

Today, I'm joined by Gay Gaddis, a founder, artist, and author who is best known for growing T3 from scratch to the largest independent female-owned ad agency in the U.S. At the height of a country-wide recession in 1989, Gay quit her job and cashed in her $16,000 IRA to go all in on starting her ad agency. Soon after landing her first 3 clients, Gay signed Dell to T3. As it positioned itself on the cutting edge of internet marketing in the 1990s, T3 continued to grow. In 2019, Gay sold T3 after growing it to more than $40M in annual net revenue. Now, Gay is a successful painter, the best-selling author of “Cowgirl Power: How to Kick Ass in Business & Life,” and the founder of “Women Who Mean Business,” a women's development program at the University of Texas. Gay's story is all about taking risks, figuring it out, and betting on yourself. In today's episode, Gay shares how she bootstrapped her business from $0 to $40M+, advice for taking growth-oriented risks, and the challenges of exiting a business that has become an extension of who you are. Key Takeaways with Gay Gaddis How Gay went from art to advertising Starting an agency from zero and scaling to $44M How to look at hiring talent The path from $1M to $10M Prioritizing curiosity in new hires Building a business that allows for risk-taking When to turn down high-paying clients Selling a business despite not wanting to The effect of an earnout on an exit The evolution of female entrepreneurship How to handle employees who aren't the right fit Gay's painting and writing endeavors   Get the full show notes here: https://beyondamillion.com/101 Subscribe to the Podcast We hope you enjoy this episode and that you find some golden nuggets within this interview. Trust us, it's there! If you want episodes delivered straight to your inbox, consider subscribing to the show and we'll email you each time a new episode is released! Thanks for tuning it & keep being awesome. BAM!

I am so excited about today's guest. She is a family friend of my husband Craig's and has become a friend and mentor of mine. She happens to also be a stepmom and a Kickass one at that. This post contains affiliate links. For more about what that means, click here. Gay Gaddis is an entrepreneur, author, artist, and trailblazer. She's the founder of T3, one of the largest woman-owned independent advertising agencies in the U.S., which she led for over 30 years. She's a popular speaker on women's leadership, company culture, and entrepreneurship, and wrote the book Cowgirl Power: How to Kick Ass in Business & Life. She's a contributor to Forbes and founded Women Who Mean Business, a women's development program that she co-teaches at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas. Gay has received numerous awards including the 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award by the University of Texas, 2021 Hall of Fame Award by the McCombs School of Business, the Liz Carpenter Lifetime Achievement Award, Fast Company's Top 25 Women Business  Builders, Inc. Magazine's Top 10 Entrepreneurs of the Year and C200's Luminary Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence. Gay is also an amazing artist and her bold and vibrant paintings have been shown in a number of prestigious galleries around the country including New York City and Santa Fe. Texas Monthly magazine named Gay as one of “10 Artists to Collect Now.” Gay and her husband own and operate the historic Double Heart Ranch in the Texas Hill Country, home to Gay's private art studio and gallery, Fossil Ridge. You can snag a copy of Gay's book HERE, and you can find Gay: LinkedIn: GayGaddisInstagram: @GayGaddis                              Facebook: @Gay.Gaddis Are you enjoying The Stepmom Diaries? If so, please consider rating and reviewing the show. It will help me reach more stepmoms just like you so they can get MORE out of stepmom life! It's super easy – all you have to do is click HERE and scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “write a review.” Then just let me know what you like best! And the best part about leaving a review? If you send me a screenshot of your review, I'll send YOU my 20-minute Stepmom Self-Care Blueprint. For FREE. It's normally $49 and it's a great tool to quickly set up a self-care plan you'll actually use. Just head HERE to send me your screenshot and grab your blueprint!

The advertising world was an old boys club until the late-1980's when Gay Gaddis struck out on her own, founding T3, which she grew into one of the largest independent woman-owned advertising agencies in the country. In this download, ABJ Managing Editor Will Anderson welcomes Gay, who shares her journey, tips on entrepreneurship, and the future of the workplace she helped innovate.

Gay Gaddis founded her company T3, an advertising agency, which she grew into the largest, woman-owned independent agency in the U.S.   Her experiences are extraordinary as she relates the messages from her great book, Cowgirl Power, Kick Ass in Business and Life. She talks about the importance of tapping into our gut instincts when making decisions.  Gay talks about how she survived and thrived after she lost her biggest client after she set a boundary with this client. She says she learned long ago to embrace criticism as a way to improve her work.  Long-term employee loyalty was built at her company by beginning a unique and revolutionary approach to supporting employees who became parents. Her remedy for burnout was to change her environment and take breaks.   Gay Gaddis, she's a Cowgirl!LeadingShe.com Instagram.com/LeadingShe Facebook.com/LeadingShe https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadingshe/

Gay Gaddis is the trailblazing founder of Austin, Texas-based T3, an advertising and marketing firm which she grew to be one of the largest independent agencies in the country–and one of only a few owned by women. It might surprise you to know that this small town girl from Liberty, Texas went to college on […] The post How to kick ass like a cowgirl and other secrets of success: entrepreneur, author & artist Gay Gaddis (Episode 112) appeared first on She Said / She Said.

Are you a risk-taker? Are you an overachiever? Do you want to feel empowered by running your own business? If any or all of those resonate with you then you will be glued to this episode with Gay Gaddis.    Gay cashed in her IRA for $16,000 in 1989 to create a new breed of agency, T3, that rose to national prominence for innovation under her leadership for more than 30 years.   Today, Gay is focusing her always-on energy to empower entrepreneurs and the next generation of women business leaders to take big leaps in their careers and lives. She is an active speaker on women’s leadership, company culture, and entrepreneurship. Her book, Cowgirl Power, released in January 2018, shares insights and examples for women to develop personal power and lead like fearless cowgirls.   This podcast is a primer of how to take your business from its infancy to being an eight-figure powerhouse. You will learn that with great risks comes greater reward potential. We talk about how to embody your power as a CEO, which also means not shying away from the difficult, unfavored decisions.    We talk about how knowing your numbers is sexy and vital to being successful. And how do you walk away from a business that is your baby?  Find this out and more with our amazing guest this week, Gay Gaddis.   I am sure you will be wowed by her and will want to learn even more from Gay. You are in luck she has a series of webinars coming up for you. The next one is Wednesday, July 15, 2020. You can find more information by going to her Webinar Page.    Enjoy this episode with Gay Gaddis.

Gay Gaddis is a very close family friend. She has literally watched me grow up. Her son Ben introduced my sister to her husband. Now that I am a grown woman, I have had the chance to really understand what a badass Gay is. She started T3, the largest owned female owned digital marketing agency in the country, based out of Austin Texas. She is self made and overcame many obstacles in a man’s world, but always learned how to work smarter, more thoughtful and outside of the box. As an employer of many women, and a mother herself, she quickly realized being a parent should not stop you from being a successful working professional. So she created UNDER, a program that allowed parents to bring their kids to work. That’s the thing with Gay. She doesn’t view family and work as 2 separate entities. She wants her employees to be fulfilled and she takes the time to find their strengths. If she hires someone for one reason but realizes they work better on another team, she pays attention and moves them to where they thrive. She is also an artist, painting many Texas landscapes, an author of COWGIRL POWER, a book written to help women develop personal power and lead like fearless cowgirls, and a rancher. Gay offers so much wisdom to women especially about how to preserve, find your way and thrive in big industry. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

In this episode of Fundraising Radio, Gay Gaddis the founder of T3 explained how she ran a company for 20 years until acquisition without raising any money. As bootstrapping becomes more and more popular during COVID-19 this episode could be very helpful to many founders who are considering this alternative to the standard Silicon Valley path. Gay's book on building your path to success: https://www.amazon.com/Cowgirl-Power-Kick-Business-Life/dp/1478948213 Invest in your host through an IPO: https://humanipo.app/id/konstantin.dubovitskiy

Joining us today is Gay Gaddis, Founder of T3.  Gay started T3 using $16,000 taken out of her IRA during a downturn in the economy. It was a big risk, but thirty years later, it's one that has paid off several-fold. Today, T3 is helping clients build useful brands that reach consumers around the world. Chad and Gay talk about: The importance of being an early adopter of tech and how this gave T3 an edge working with Dell The future of marketing, original content, and product placement. Personal brands and new forms of media The business climate in Texas Some of the business moves Gay had to make to keep T3 lean in recessions How she avoids vision-diluting partnerships And more! — This episode of Mission Daily is brought to you by our friends at TriNet. TriNet makes HR easier, from payroll to benefits to compliance. AND they offer full-service solutions tailored to your industry and your company, whether your team is 10 people or 1,000. Check out TriNet today at trinet.com. — For full show notes and more, go to mission.org/missiondaily.

Gay Gaddis is Founder and CEO of T3, an advertising agency dedicated to helping clients build useful brands and create meaningful relationships with their customers. T3 is now one of the largest, female owned advertising agencies serving the Fortune 200, but it wasn’t always this way... In the late 1980’s when the economy was suffering badly, Gay was working for an advertising agency and saw that things needed to be done differently. In order to save her job and the company, she decided to write a business plan that she was confident would lead them down the right path. However, when she tried to move forward with her plan, she met opposition from her boss. She was faced with a critical decision: stay with her current job or go someplace else. “When I went home that evening, I realized that someplace else was going to have to be my place.” It was a critical decision for her as she withdrew a $16,000 check from her IRA to start what would become T3. Gay and her husband had 3 kids at the time and were strapped financially, so failure was not an option. Gay was determined to make the company work and quickly went to work securing new clients. To this day, Gay has never borrowed any money for T3 and has bootstrapped the entire business. Fast forward to 1992, Gay and the team at T3 were working with Dell, who at the time was still a fairly small sized company. T3 and Dell grew up together in the coming of the Internet age and worked on their first online marketing campaigns together. “We had been a results driven agency from day one. That was my business plan, to measure everything we did. My concept was to get the great results but also do really wonderful, creative work that would delight people, excite people, and create those emotional connections.” Her ability to marry both the data and metrics with creative and innovate ideas is what has continued to prove successful for T3. Gay recently finished her first book, Cowgirl Power, to share her story as a woman in business. Gay grew up on a ranch, horseback riding as a young girl, and her book tells stories of women with grit and power living in the Old West, a traditionally male-dominated time. In this episode, Chad and Gay discuss T3’s founding story, the sacrifices Gay had to make along way to ensure the companies’ success, and how her cowgirl upbringing has helped her manage risk in business. – Mission Daily and all of our podcasts are created with love by our team at Mission.org. We own and operate a network of podcasts, and brand story studio designed to accelerate learning. Our clients include companies like Salesforce, Twilio, and Katerra who work with us because we produce results. To learn more and get our case studies, check out Mission.org/Studios. If you’re tired of media and news that promotes fear, uncertainty, and doubt and want an antidote, you’ll want to subscribe to our daily newsletter at Mission.org. When you do, you’ll receive a mission-driven newsletter every morning that will help you start your day off right!

In Cowgirl Power, advertising CEO and cowgirl, Gay Gaddis shares insights and examples for women to develop their personal power on all fronts and lead like fearless, risk-taking cowgirls. Chez Zee American Bistro, Austin Texas Hosted by Cari Clark Watch the video here! http://www.cariclarkrealtor.com/events.php

Here’s a fun piece of trivia for you: In the heyday of cowboys, in the early 1900s, one of the best lassoing and roping cowboys was, well, actually a cowgirl! Her name was Lucille Mulhall, and at just 14, she was so good at cowgirling that she was invited to compete in a Rough Riders rodeo, with Teddy Roosevelt cheering her on, no less. After taking first place, Lucille went on to create her own touring show. While many embraced her, the media wasn’t sure what to call her. While her skills often exceeded those of cowboys, at least one newspaper referred to her as the “lassoer in lingerie,” even though she was quite clothed. This got me thinking that women have even tougher skin when we’re pursuing exactly what we want. This cowgirl just wanted to ride a horse instead of sipping a dainty cup of tea. And despite others’ opinions, she more than proved her mettle. Today, take Lucille’s story as a little inspiration. Rally your inner cowgirl and trot your own way! The post Gay Gaddis: How to Kick Ass in Business and Life appeared first on On The Dot Woman.

Gay Gaddis, founder of Austin- based ad agency T-3 and the author of Cowgirl Power: How to Kickass in Life and Business, speaks with Ladies Get Paid about starting her company in the recession, why she created a day care center in her office, and the time she turned down $70 million worth of business.

Meet Gay Gaddis, the owner of Austin-based T3, one of the largest woman-owned advertising agencies in the U.S. and author of COWGIRL POWER: HOW TO KICK ASS IN BUSINESS AND LIFE. In our first byte, Gay explains how cowgirls aren’t just a metaphor; cowgirl culture is real and has distinct values. In byte number two, Gay and host Jordan Rich discuss the elements of character; how fairness and respect fit side-by-side with cowgirl toughness. Finally, Gay explains how cowgirl kick-ass culture relates not only to the business world but to all of life’s experiences. The podcast concludes with a brief tour of the "Cowgirl Power Toolkit" and to make it work for you. Saddle up for a good listen!

Meet Gay Gaddis, the owner of Austin-based T3, one of the largest woman-owned advertising agencies in the U.S. and author of COWGIRL POWER: HOW TO KICK ASS IN BUSINESS AND LIFE. In our first byte, Gay explains how cowgirls aren’t just a metaphor; cowgirl culture is real and has distinct values. In byte number two, Gay and host Jordan Rich discuss the elements of character; how fairness and respect fit side-by-side with cowgirl toughness. Finally, Gay explains how cowgirl kick-ass culture relates not only to the business world but to all of life’s experiences. The podcast concludes with a brief tour of the "Cowgirl Power Toolkit" and to make it work for you. Saddle up for a good listen!

Ep52: Gay Gaddis, Author of "Cowgirl Power", Founder & CEO of T3 by Becky Parker Bui

I really enjoyed this episode with Ben Gaddis of Austin TX based T3. T3 is a leading marketing Agency that serves many great brands including 7-11, Focus Brands, and many others. An interesting fact: T3 is one of the largest woman owned agencies in the world...Founded by Gay Gaddis in 1989. In this conversation, Ben and I explore topics including: -How he sees brands innovating and using modern technology to gain an edge -How brands are enhancing experiences and building community -How to leverage social data -What to think about AI, VR and other technologies -2 Great book recommendations on future technology predictions Be sure to pick up the book "Cowgirl Power" by Gay Gaddis Show Sponsor: www.solinkcorp.com Audio Engineering: Ben Kliever

Eric Benson talks about what makes Beto O'Rourke run, we get an update from Lagordiloca herself, and Tim Taliaferro talks to Gay Gaddis about her new book.

As a woman who owns an independent agency, I was completely blown away when talking to Gay Gaddis. Gay Gaddis is the Founder and CEO of T3 which, is the largest woman-owed, independent advertising agency in the country. With over 200 employees nationwide and more than $300 million in capitalized billing, she is a total trailblazer. She has numerous awards under her belt including being part of Fortune's Most Powerful Women network. What's most interesting is the versatility within Gay's career-- she's not only an agency owner, she's a rancher, she's an artist and she's doing incredible things! 

Joining host Kelly Scanlon is Gay Gaddis, founder and CEO of T3 (The Think Tank), the technology-fueled creative agency with offices in Austin, New York and San Francisco. For the past 25 years, T3 has helped clients leverage creativity and new technology to transform both their businesses and brands. Gaddis is also part of the Committee of 200, an organization that is confronting glass-ceiling issues, work-life balance and other challenges facing women in business. Gaddis discusses how the C200 got started, its purpose and programs, and what C200 is doing about some of the biggest issues facing women in business today. For more podcasts from host Kelly Scanlon, please visit the show archives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices